Penalty for violation of chapter.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-10
in effectSec. 26-10. - Penalty for violation of chapter.
(a) It is a criminal offense for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter other than the provisions of articles II (except for section 26-102), IV, VI, XI, or XII of this chapter or of division 1 of article III of this chapter. Every person convicted of violating any of those provisions of this chapter for which another penalty is not specifically provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $200.00; provided that the penalty for violation of any provision of section 26-102 of this Code or Article X (Immobilization ("Booting") of Vehicles) of this chapter shall be a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00; further provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty for the same offense under the laws of this state.
(b) It is a civil offense for any person to violate any of the provisions of Article II (Stopping, Standing, Parking and Operation of Vehicles) except for section 26-102 of this chapter, Division 1 of Article III (Parking Meters), Article IV (Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones), Article VI (Residential Parking Permits), Article XI (Parking Benefit Districts), or Article XII (Community Parking Program) of this chapter. Unless another fine is specifically provided by this Code or by state law, the penalty for violation of any of the aforesaid civil offense provisions shall be as follows:
Violation of | Civil Fine
Article II (except for sections 26-88 and 26-102) | $1.00—$200.00
Article III, Division 1 | $1.00—$200.00
Article VI | $1.00—$200.00
Article XI | $1.00—$200.00
Article XII | $1.00—$200.00
Article II, Section 26-88 | $500.00—$750.00
Article IV | $200.00—$500.00
(c) For violations under this chapter that are of a continuing nature, each day that the violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 08-847, § 3, 9-24-08; Ord. No. 2011-83, § 2, 2-2-2011; Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 3, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 8, 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2021-205, § 3, 3-24-2021)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26PA_ARTIINGE_DIV1PA_S26-10PEVICHFetched: 10/26/2026